My blog today is about something that was not yet talked about in class: What is the new sound of rock music? I ask this question because it seems that there is no definitive new sound when it comes to rock n’ roll. Since the time of Elvis, rock has been on the forefront of popular music. Even as hip hop became the dominant style of popular music, rock music was still listened to by a large mass of people. It just seems that there is no new rock sound for the 2010-2020 era. Every decade has their own style of rock. The 50s introduced artists such as Elvis Presley and The Beatles who had a blues sound infused with a new style of rock. The 60s introduced psychedelic rock. This sound was pioneered by artists such as Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd who had a trippy sound that inspired an entire culture of music and fashion. The 70s was the era of hard rock. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Who, and The Rolling Stones introduced the hard, fast paced sound of new rock and brought new energy into the genre. The 80s was the decade of hair bands like Twisted Sister, Scorpion, Motley Crue, and Pat Benetar who undoubtly had a unique sound and style. The 90s was the birth of grunge and alternative rock. Nirvana, Soundgarden, Greenday, and Red Hot Chillipeppers introduced a new sound of rock with a bit of teenage angst mixed in. In the 2000s, a new version of rock was introduced in the form of emo bands and teenage angst. Fallout Boy, 3OH!3, My Chemical Romance, and Blood on the Dance Floor had a unique style and sound. The big question is what new sound was introduced in the 2010s? What new rock sound was made? What new style is memorable enough for the youth of today to play for their kids and remember the good ol days? Hopefully the 2020s will introduce something new because this is the first decade since 1950 that rock has not had a new sound and style.